Mayfair High School - Tradewinds Yearbook (Lakewood, CA)

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r-r Because of distirct budget cuts, the first year of the new decade will feel the effect of a money shortage. Several teaching positions will be eliminated and classes with a limited amount of participation will be cut. September 14, 1969, was the first day of Mayfair ' s liberalized dress code. It seems now that we have always had casual dress. Beards, mustaches and sideburns grow unhampered and girls no longer are suspended for short dresses or for wearing pants. Students take the no dress code for granted now, but what they don ' t realize is that Mayfair is one of the few schools without dress regulations. l.ooking over past events, we can ' t help but wonder, What will tomorrow bring? ie. NVESTlMg, BUDGtT -

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Mayfair ' s Pep Squad faced reorganization in the year of the new decade also. Due to discipline problems. Pep Squad was dissolved in October and when reorganization was con- sidered, many new ideas came into view. After taking surveys from many high schools and the House of Representatives, the ASB Cabinet proposed an all-boy yell squad for the 70- 71 school year. Other changes were all-school elections of yell and song leaders, which would allow the students who will be yelling and singing to have a vote. This was also only proposed. The radical idea of immediateh changing to an all-boy yell squad was brought on due to the lack of enthusiasm at sports events and previous problems with the yell squad. The idea is similar to the kind of arrangement found at most colleges where boys are the ones directing spirit and the girls are used for grace. t

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With the .closing of TRADEWINDS 1970, wc all can look back up- on a da vniiigiot achiLvements and experiences. We. the students, have given the deca% a gieat start. To thi. uiaduatLS four great years of life haxe ended but their con- tributions lo Ma tni will always be remembered. I wisli you the same amount ot i.n|ovniLnt looking through this book as we have had piodueing it. Gratetul eiellU and smeere thanks go to MR SCml ' I 1 IN(i- Mis. SMI 111. and the entire Albert c .lames staff for theuMvelluit cooperation willi photography. MRS and patiencj MARK AIM] n work. m we nf ded them soclesperately. ■.N ' f. for t h e i r e, tra help TEE TRADEWINDS STA interests to meet deadlines. Tni ' iw ' ni; then- time .iiiul nih And to you, the students., tor your | tribution of all. i X- the urealesi cun- ' ■ l-d ' Hor-in ( liiel y- . umswa •m